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Message:: [QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 494830, member: 15309"]Doug, The only factor that makes coin #2 not accurately graded is the strike.  In terms of surface preservation, luster, and eye appeal, it is a 67 all day.  Telling the rest of the forum that the second coin is overgraded and therefore my point is moot, is pure propaganda and an injudicious use of your respect factor simply to avoid even considering that you might actually be wrong. The serial numbers are 3044375-009 for the Anaconda Coin and 1972975-001 for the weakly struck coin.  Neither were graded since the inception of the CAC and the first coin is the more recently graded.  Neither of these factors supports your theory even though I agree that the TPG's make slight adjustments to their grading standards over time. As far as a fair comparison, you can't get more fair.  Both coins have the qualities of an MS67 Peace Dollar with the exception of strike.  And you are never going to get me to believe that the second coin getting an MS67 is a mistake.  They saw the coin, saw the weak strike, and graded it MS67 deliberately in spite of the the strike problem.  The TPG's routinely downgrade an otherwise premium gem to gem because of grade limiting marks.  This coin leads me to believe that they don't have grade limiting strikes and are willing to overlook a weak strike if all of the other components for a premium gem are present.[/QUOTE]